Safe, successful dental treatments in special needs patients depend on choosing the right anesthetic methods and equipment and having a skilled staff, according to a recent study. The use of local ...

Dr Maureen Toal, a seasoned dentist with over 25 years of hands-on experience and hundreds of hours of continuing education, has created the “Toal Method,” a groundbreaking three-day course aimed at ...

When you think about healthcare, you imagine hospitals, nurses, doctors, clinics and treatments. Actually, healthcare starts much earlier with a simple trip to a healthcare facility. It’s not so ...

First, COVID shut down most dentistry altogether for a couple years, especially for special needs patients like Leah, who has cerebral palsy. Then, a trusted previous provider retired. When Leah ...

A visit to the dentist's office, complete with strange sounds, sights and smells, can give even a seasoned patient a twinge of anxiety. For patients with autism, many of whom are extremely sensitive ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — It's time to meet up again with Nolan, a special needs student who desperately needs a dentist. Previously Ask Alison showed you how hard his family and teacher have been ...

Martha Rodriguez spent years searching for a dentist. Several turned her away because she has Down syndrome, and they felt they could not accommodate her. Her plight, “broke my heart,” said Dr.

A bill sponsored by Illinois legislators would require insurance companies to cover sedation during dental procedures for special needs patients. The bill, HB 235, introduced by state Rep. Laura Fine ...

It’s been years since Deborah Landry was able to get her daughter, Leah, into a dentist. First, COVID shut down most dentistry altogether for a couple years, especially for special needs patients like ...